Jesus Torrealba

Jesus Torrealba (18 May 1958-) was the Secretary-General of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) from September 2014.

Biography
Jesus Torrealba was born on 18 May 1958, and he was originally a journalist in Venezuela. Until 1974 he supported the Venezuelan Communist Party, and in the 1980s he became a profssor at the Pedagogical Institute of Caracas and a journalist at the Central University of Venezuela. After 2000 he promoted social work in Venezuela, and in September 2014 he became the Secretary-General of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) opposition coalition against the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. On 6 December 2015 his party gained 99 seats in the parliament, up from 64 seats, while the PSUV had 46 seats, down 53 seats.